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The Relationship Between Startups And VCs

The Horizons Tracker

revenues, net income, or EBITDA).” Earnouts are “an arrangement where part of the merger consideration is made contingent on a future event (e.g., drug approval or first product sale) or (financial) performance measure (e.g.,

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Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out

Harvard Business Review

But analysts are judging EBITDA, P/E ratios, quarterly growth, and cashflows – which don’t always correlate with long-term value creation. Ultimately, high-risk venture capital investors need to be rewarded, ideally with high returns, for an ecosystem of innovation to be sustainable. Entrepreneurship Finance'

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How Do You Rank the World’s Best CEOs?

Harvard Business Review

To develop consistent and reliable data, we rely on a scientifically developed and standardized survey instrument designed to gauge public perceptions of companies on seven dimensions: finance, leadership, workplace, citizenship, governance, products, and innovation. We call it the RepTrak scorecard.

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Shape Strategy With Simple Rules, Not Complex Frameworks

Harvard Business Review

Once they understood the rules and their underlying rationale, ALL's employees generated a series of innovative proposals based on what they had to work with. Within three years, ALL's Brazilian rail operations had increased revenues by 50% and tripled EBITDA. Adapting to local circumstances.